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LA GRANDE EVENING OUJSEKVEK MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1910
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GENERAL EEYIEYf OF WHEAT IN.
DUSTBT OTEB THESE
Conditions Favor large Crops and
They Are Annual Occurences
Enterprise. Ore., July 30. Wheat
harvest in Wallowa county annually
grows more prominent, from the fi
nancial point of view. A few years
ago this was unknown. It was un
dreamed. Cattle and sheep ranged
the hills. The soil was said to be too
"thin" on the uplauds to raise good
wheat. Lack of moisture was given
as a cause for wheat failure. But for
two weeks now, the harvest time dif
fering slightly with different sections
of the county, the wheat harvest has
been going merrily on, and those same
hills have been yielding from forty to
sixty bushels of wheat to the acre.
- Sections of Montana, according. to
report,-yield a harvest of from eigh
teen to twenty bushels of wheat to the
acre. .The virgin wheat lands of this
county would count that all but a to
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growers smile, even though . the
spring grain Is under the average, ow
ing to an unusually dry June. The
fall wheat ia good, as proven by the
harvest now under way, ? with the
quality of the wheat . much better
than It generally is during an exces
sively rainy season. ,y,
, These facts delight the wheat grow
er of Wallowa county, who raises
wheat on land that was tabooed In the
general understanding, up to a few
brief years ago; and not only these
facts, but the more profitable one of
raising from this land some of the
best wheat coming to market, yields
an additional cause for general re
joicing among wheat growers here.
Between Enterprise and the city of
Wallowa the fall wheat is better than
during many years before, and Is as
good as during any one year In the
past twenty. That is a big cry for
Wallowa hill lands as wheat growing
soil. This refers to fall wheat raised
annually. '
Hiram Meek, formerly an Ohio far
mer, is at present engaged In - har
vesting 100 acres of fall wheat in the
section mentioned. In Ohio he used
to cut as high as twenty-five bushels
of wheat to the acre, if everything
went well; if rain fell at the proper
time; if the wheat dknot ".winter
kill"; if the weevil did not get into
it, nor the rust cafry It off, nor any
one of a score of other affictlons inci
dent to Ohio wheat growing did root
interfere. Sometimes in Ohio, Mr.
Meek raised as little as ten and fif
teen bushels to the acre of winter
wheat. And speaking of "thin soli",
Ohio has considerable of It. with the
lime rock shouldering up at intervals,
penetrating cultivated fields and pas
tures and glaring-like Famine at the
intensely hot sun.
In Wallowa county Mr. Meek has
been raising wheat for eighteen years.
His lowest average, according to his
statements In Interview, has been for
ty bushels to the acre In the eighteen
years. The price of wheat per bushel,
in the earlier day here, took on the
color of the low price wheat i every
other community, but Mr. Meek had
more of it to sell than he would have
had In Ohio at the same price. Today
and doubtless for the future, the price
of wheat Is good as every farmer
knows, and having lota of it means
that the grower Is. getting' rich pn
will for some time keep -on getrr
rich.
To give the matter further empha
sis. C. E. Haskett la another wheat
grower In thts county, in the' name
district with Mr. Meek. He has taken
to the Wallowa county hill lands with
the eye and confidence of a prophet.
Rnd has there abided for nearly a gen
eration. The result Is the natural
and logical one of fortunate Indepen
dence, a pood wheat ranch, no debts,
no mortgages, good stock and fine
buildings about him. and from forty
to alxty bushels of wheat to the acre
annually.' Mr. Heskett Is just now
harvesting something over 100 acres;
of fall grain wheat. v
It will startle the homeseeker to
hear, upon the heels of such a wheat
statement, that there are thousands
and tens of thous:.r.ds or such heat
lan.1 In W!:-m rn.nty f PI wsltins
fettl-nicnt. Uit '.':!!? I: true, fan
t:ar.y hamicts .-riivt . with ill
prejudice 'ia; whM. 'and?. In ord?:-
to be good and profitable," must be
stretched out In flats" or covered
with smoothly growing clover like an
old field In the "east" that has . been
hewed out of an oak forest these
hundred years. . Unfortunately, or
fortunately, the glacial era did not
stop to smooth the wrinkles out of
Wallowa county and erect a comfort;
able ten-room cottage with plumbing
conveniences, on each 160 acres. Nor
did the glacial era do that In Ohio and
Illinois. As a matter of fact It re
quires the same hardy pioneer effort
In the new and undeveloped section of
the northwest today, that It required
In early Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, to
develop these sections. There Is the
advantage of modern machinery and
modern transportation today here over
the pioneer , days 1 of the east And
grappling these advantages to him,
any homeseeker willing to work can
find good land and can get rich grow
ing wheat In W'allowa county. At the
outset It is like everything else, not
ably, hard work; and the degree of
success depends upon the homeseek
er's degree of industry, patience and
perseverance. But the returns are
big and happy, bringing competence,
independence, fortitude In money ways
as In many other ways.
j Up In the "north part of the county
the wheat grower la king. And today,
after performing the drudgrey which
hinges on all beginnings, he puts con
siderable recreation Into his life while
not growing wheat or while watch
Inr htn whf imw wVn. w.-1
lng for harvest. He goes fishing and
hunting whenever he wants to. He
builds him a good home and creates
a paradise around It. He has some
of the finest springs of water In the
world. Timber for building purposes
Is at hand. Sub-irrigation of the
whole cultivable part of the north
county assures crops. 'He fattens his
hogs on corn raivd there. And after
everything is "laid by" for the sum
mer, and he wants to take a trip
"back east" to see the folks," he has
the money in the National bank of
Enterprise to take It.
These hill lands are behy; redeem
ed from waste rapidly. The time 1
not greatly distant when not a rood
of cultivable land will remain in the
entire county, subject to settlement.
The wheat' belt, like the great corn
belt of Illinois, Iowa and eastern
Kansas and Nebraska and northern
Missouri is too limited ever to see
the price of wheat , slip back Into the
thirty cent column. And the outlook
for the wheat grower is better, Invest
ment and effort considered, than the
outlook for any other form of hus
bandry.. This appeals with stagger
ing emphasis when one considers that
the Wallowa county hill lands produce
from orty to sixty bushels of wheat
to the acre. Hills that can be had at
present for almost nothing!
What It Achieved
By LOUISE B. CUMM1NGS.
Copyright, 1910, by American Press
Association.
EU Archer und Molly Doyle were
as children one of those couples we
like to read about, but the stories of
whose loves ore rarely finished by
marriage.
' There was something enduring about
the affair between Ed and Molly.
At any rate, it lasted till Ed went
away to. college, ami that is about as
long as child loves usually last. In
this case there was nothing on cither
side to Indicate that during Ed;s col
lege course love was smoldering in
his breast or that of bis child love.
There was no correspondence between
them, and if either ever thought of
the other no one besides themselves
knew it. They missed each other when
EU returned for the only vacation he
.i'.ut iit home, and when he was grad
uated as a civil fngiueer a position
was ready for bim. of which he at
ouco availed himself. Therefore they
did not meet from the time he began
his studies till two years after he Imd
been bucking against the world.
When they did meet Ed was paying
attention to a young widow, of means.
HI mother was not well, and he left
LW work and his charmer to pay the
mother a visit. While nt home he
called on Molly Doyle.
Now, It happened (hut Molly and
Ed"s widow had a mutual friend. So
when Ed upiwircd Molly knew uli
about his intcniiouvi, or at least wuut
apionred to be his iutentions.
She came tlmvu to meet him with a
letter in her hand. After greeting
him she threw the missive on a table.
It w;is addressed and stamped ready
for the mail. Molly wrote a large
liniid, and it didn't require a micio
scuiie to road the name of the person
for whom the letter wiis Intended, .n
deed. on,, coiinl dc i;liir it from across
an urUiuary siy.od room
Molly tv n v. e$
She did not let it appear Hint she ex
pected any return of that sweet Inter
change of sentiment which marks a
child love. Ed made approaches to
ward speaking of It, but met with
no encouragement The conversation
turned upon Molly's friend, who was
also the widow's friend, and this led
to Borne mention of the bitter, but
Molly did not speak of her as a mat
ter of Interest to her or her visitor. If
she had any feeling about the widow
she didn't show It. '
Ed's call lasted a couple of hours.
When he arose to depart he asked:
"Is the letter on the table for the
mall?" , . ,
"It Is."
"Let me post It for you. I pass the
office on my way home."
"Thank you very much."
She handed him the letter. He put it
J In his pocket and took leave,
j . The next evening he called, bringing
! with him some flowers. Molly sof
, tened a little at the gift When he
spoke of now many flowers be baa
given her when they were children sh
said that now he spoke of it she re
membered them very well.
"By the bye," said Ed, "on leavtag
you last evening I was so engroami
with the pleasure of meeting : yo?
again that I forgot to post the letter
you committed to my care. I htT
brought it back to you, thinking thai
after the delay you might wish to re
consider sending It"
.There was an odd look. In Molly'i
eye and a faint tin go of color In her
cheek. , Instead of looking disturbed
over Ed's f orgetfulness, . she looked
rather pleased.
"Tonight as you pass the office wiO
-tM, buv mm uh itpuike ui oin
er matters,'1. .......
The next evening Ed called again.
This was three evenings in successloa
He brought her a more substantial
gift than flowersa glove box, hand
somely Inlaid. She received it gra
ciously. "It Is for atonement," be said
"Atonement for .what?"
"A bad memory. Again I have for
gotten to drop your letter In the malL"
She gave him a forgiving smile
what else could she do after the aton
ing gift? and said: ' ' . : j
"Oh, it doesn't matter. Fut it in as
you go by tonight." ..
"Yon are very kind not to scold me.
I shall keep my mind on It from the
time I leave you." 1
"On the mailing or the letter?"
"The letter,''
This evidently meant something
more than the words, for Ed spoke
them with ' his eyes fixed on her In
tently and she dropped hers to the
floor.
During the next call Mr. Archer
made upon Miss Doyle he made no
mention of the letter-at least until he
arose to go. ne brought her a gift,
but kept it In his pocket till his visit
was finished. He had a great deal to
say about their childhood days-more,
Indeed, than he had to say about the
eight or nine years that had passed
since, during which he had made no
effort to communicate with her or to
see her. Indeed, on this latter subject
he maintained a discreet silence. ' '.
It was near midnight when, having
told her that he had loved her ever
slnee he wps a boy and could never
love any one else, he took out bis gift
a ring and slipped It on her finger
She made no objection, since she had
consented to a betrothal. Before leav
lng he threw the letter he had again
failed to post on the table.,
"Did it contain a 'Yes' or a 'No? " hs
asked.
Fhe opened it and displayed a sheet
of blank paper.
DAMES AND DAUGHTERS.
Miss Johanna Kednioud. daughter of
John Redmond. M. l' has written a
comedy sketch which Is to be produced
at a London music hall.
Mrs. Ella Flncg Young. Chicago's
$10,000 a year superintendent of
schools, has started a movement to-
vward safeguarding the eyes of pulilic
achoot pupils.
.-wra. Auua O llagstedt of New York
Is one of the Bret women to enter the
class of airship Inventors. Recently
she was granted letters patcut ou a
combination automobile, flying ma
chine and boat. i
Miss Alice Christopher of Evans
ton, III., on her marriage to Gerry K.
Brown of Rhiuelander. Wis., received
an uuusual bridal gift. The city of
Chicago bestowed her family name on
a municipal playground.
Miss Mary Raiherlue Letterman was
a clerk In the diplomatic bureau of the
state department when she was select
ed to serve as social secretary to Mrs.
Taft. Miss Ittermao is a native of
Pennsylvania and was educated In
Prance.-. ;
Miss Emily Butt wes the first wom
an to have the privilege of the floor in
a-working, session if the Mississippi
legislature. , 1 1 was nc-irded her io or
der that she nilht esplnln the mean
ing of the Juvenile reformatory bill
recently passed. . , .
The Writers. J
Mrs. Virginia Terhuue Van de Water,
the writer. Is a daughter of Marlon '.
tlariaud..
! Heuryk Slenklewlcz, the Polish nov
ellst. was bo: i. in ISI3 aniT Is a leader
of the Nationalists In Poland today.
Word cornea from Louduu that Mr.
William de Morgan Is on bis way back
from Florence, bringing with him the
final corrected proofs of his new book.
An indication of how careful an artist
this author Is Is the fact that he Is
said to have almost rewritten his novel
In the proofs.
Margaret Cnanler Aldrlch. the au
thor. Is a slsier of former Lieutenant
Governor Lewis Sttiyvesant Chanler
and a greatniece of Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe. As Miss Chanler she waa one
of the founders and for seven years
president of the Women's Municipal
league of New York city. ' '
Bridge Hints.
If you hold a good heart, don't dis
card It.
If you find an unguarded knave,
kick bim and run.
If you are short of honors, never
mind. Many an obscure man dies rich.
With three good suits and four dla
monds. it Is safe to accept an Invita
tion to a week eud party.
If your partner Is a dummy, don't
complain: she probably wouldn't have
married you If she hadn't been,
Holding a commanding club, don't
hesitate to tell the cook it looks like
rain if tbe soup justifies the deciara
tion.
With the years against you. never
venture a weak heart declaration un
less you have diamonds enough to pull
you through. -Smart Set.
Kicking the Cat.
Now they say cata spread disease:
also they spread Insomnia, profanity
and a few other things.-Atlanta. Con
atltutlon. ".'' ,
A well known naturalist estimates
that In New' England alone 1,600,000
birds are destroyed annually by cats.
Boston Globe.
- Cats are responsible for many mis
deeds on farms attributed to hawks,
owls, skunks or weasels. A cat has
been known to kill a wbole brood of
chickens in a day. a feat which only
a mink could equal. -New York Post.
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